The Royal Numismatic Society

Analysis

The Royal Numismatic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Royal Numismatic Society reported income of £295k and spending of £108k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £39k to £295k (+661%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 549%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Royal Numismatic Society sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jurassic Coast Trust (£294k), The Textile Institute (£295k) and North Sea Conservation (£294k).